“There really was an extraordinary run of events over the past year, you had the impacts of Covid-19, the introduction of new reforms for water, and the pressure on councils to be part of the recovery,” he said. “The fact there were only 12 that didn’t make the deadline is a testament to the stability of councils.” The Timaru council was the closest of the three in South Canterbury to making the deadline, planning to adopt it on June 29 before receiving notice just before that meeting that Audit NZ required further information. A Timaru council spokesman said “we’re continuing to work with Audit New Zealand to meet audit requirements”.
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